Actress Angelina Jolie visits mine clearance charity in Scotland

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has used her time in Scotland to visit the global headquarters of a charity which specialises in the removal of the hazardous debris of war.

Ms Jolie is visiting the country with her partner Brad Pitt as he shoots the film World War Z in various locations, including Glasgow and Grangemouth.

The pair are long-standing supporters of the Halo Trust, having visited a number of projects in war-torn and mine-impacted countries. Ms Jolie took the opportunity to visit the trust’s headquarters in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, for the first time.

She was given a briefing by senior Halo staff on the current landmine problem and heard about the kind of work they are doing.

She said: “It was a privilege to visit the Halo headquarters and meet their committed staff.

“In the aftermath of war, Halo’s mine-clearing efforts are fundamental to a safe return and community building.”

The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has provided “hundreds of thousands of pounds” worth of financial support to Halo, funding humanitarian mine clearance teams in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Kosovo and Afghanistan.

Other celebrity supporters have included Prince Harry and his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales.